Similar words
loquace
loquace is more formal or literary; bavard is more everyday, and can carry a slightly negative, gossipy connotation — both mean "talkative."
Similar in other languages
German
geschwätzig
geschwätzig is the German word for the same thing — both mean "talkative."
German
gesprächig
gesprächig is the German word for the same thing — both mean "talkative."
Spanish
hablador
hablador is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "talkative."
Practice
1 What does bavard mean?
talkative
2 Fill the gap: Mon voisin est très ___.
Full sentence: Mon voisin est très bavard. (My neighbor is very talkative.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches bavard?
bavard: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.